Four optometrist would come and do eye exams and provide frames. We would screen prior to their visit and do all the coordination here. This included getting a place for the doctors to stay (donated), arrange for seven different locations to do the eye exams, getting translators and others to help, contracting with a company to cut the prescriptions, also determine how to insure the right glasses get to the right individual.
It was a lot of work the past few months putting this all together, but we believe was a successful. We don't think we will know the impact this will have on those that were able to obtain needed glasses.
We just want to share a few pictures that were taken the week the doctors were here doing the eye exams.
Sister Johnson and I keeping track of the glasses that the individuals had pick out
We took a picture of every one that got glasses holding their order number. So if some forgot their order number we had a way to try to find their glasses
Nice young man holding his order number
The four doctors did 875 exams
831 individuals were able to select their frames
Happy faces wearing their new frames
It took a lot of assistance to be able to help as many individuals as we did that week. Group picture on day four.
Elder and Sister Johnson, I am a faculty member in the Health, Recreation, and Human Performance Department at BYUI. President Weir has asked that I contact you regarding a humanitarian effort with our faculty and students. Would you please contact me at klinglerg@byui.edu?
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